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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Galvanize at 10:30 am. $79

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You Don’t Need To Be An Engineering Genius To Start A Billion-Dollar Company

ReadWriteStart

” Kraus was talking about the economics of startups—the cheapness of servers, networks, and other raw ingredients of computing. ” By 2005, however, “Free, open source infrastructure [was] the norm,” with the ability to “get it anytime and anywhere.” You name it.”

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A Comprehensive Guide to Web Application Penetration Testing: Features, Importance, and Tips

Women Entrepreneurs Can

Here are some resources that will help you get started with web application penetration testing: OWASP: The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a global community that develops open source security tools and provides information about security vulnerabilities.

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May Business Angels Spread Their Wings Over Kenya?

Transformify

Having a great idea is just the beginning, the execution, network, funding and the support are key. The venture aims to empower young people with the knowledge, resources and necessary network that will enable them to start, run and grow a business. Hersman also co-founded Ushahidi, an open source software firm.

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Techies? Write Your Own Ticket In Southern California

blog.socaltech.com

My conclusion: if you’re a software engineer, with good technical background and ability, you can pretty much write your own ticket in Southern California. Build a Facebook application or other social networking app. Get involved in open source, as much as you can. Why do I say that?

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Why You’d Be Insane To Skip College For Startup Dreams

ReadWriteStart

While I’d be the first to argue that the best place to learn to code is to download and use open-source software, it was at my university that I was first forced to grapple with foreign concepts and others’ opinions. Opens doors all through life. In other words, I learned a little empathy.

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Reincubate: Blog: Chief Technology Officer job description (for web, start-up or corporate)

www.reincubate.com

Hold responsibility for IT governance of platform & services, including telecommunications, networks, infrastructure, engineering, media, and architecture. Past contribution to one or more Open Source projects. Prepare and test disaster recovery plans, and contribute to the broader business continuity plan.